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Saving Stuff: How to Care for and Preserve Your Collectibles, Heirlooms, and Other Prized Possessions Paperback - 2005
by Don Williams; Louisa Jaggar
This is the definitive book on preserving by the man who has overseen the Smithsonian's preservation of everything from the papers of our founding fathers to the Fonz's leather jacket.
Summary
The most comprehensive book on preserving every type of collectible -- from the sentimental to the valuable -- from the Smithsonian's Senior Conservator.
For both the serious collector and the sometimes sentimentalist, Saving Stuff explains -- in plain language -- how you can use the techniques of museum professionals to keep your prized possessions in mint condition.
You do not need deep pockets or oodles of time: using Don Williams's simple instructions, you can preserve anything quickly and inexpensively. In Saving Stuff, he demystifies preservation and presents easy, foolproof methods anyone can use to save nearly everything, including:
With step-by-step instructions, detailed illustrations, tips for making the things you use every day last, and stories about how the Smithsonian takes care of our national treasures, Saving Stuff is the only book you need to take care of the stuff you love.
For both the serious collector and the sometimes sentimentalist, Saving Stuff explains -- in plain language -- how you can use the techniques of museum professionals to keep your prized possessions in mint condition.
You do not need deep pockets or oodles of time: using Don Williams's simple instructions, you can preserve anything quickly and inexpensively. In Saving Stuff, he demystifies preservation and presents easy, foolproof methods anyone can use to save nearly everything, including:
- Photographs -- in print and digital form
- Stuff only a parent could love -- from baby teeth to old blankets and first artworks
- Furniture -- whether it's painted, varnished, or upholstered
- Family heirlooms -- from silver to rugs to wedding dresses
- Sports and political memorabilia -- trading cards, posters, equipment, buttons, stickers
- Attic leftovers -- scrapbooks, military uniforms, medals
- Musical instruments
- Fine art -- oil paintings, etchings, lithographs
- Printed matter -- comic books, magazines, old letters
- And much, much more
With step-by-step instructions, detailed illustrations, tips for making the things you use every day last, and stories about how the Smithsonian takes care of our national treasures, Saving Stuff is the only book you need to take care of the stuff you love.
Details
- Title Saving Stuff: How to Care for and Preserve Your Collectibles, Heirlooms, and Other Prized Possessions
- Author Don Williams; Louisa Jaggar
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Original
- Pages 368
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Touchstone Books
- Date 2005-06-02
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780743264167 / 0743264169
- Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 7.5 x 1.1 in (23.11 x 19.05 x 2.79 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Cultural property - Protection, Collectibles - Conservation and restoration
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005040823
- Dewey Decimal Code 069.53
Media reviews
"I am someone to whom stuff is serious business, so Saving Stuff is indispensable. Luckily, it covers saving books, because one thing I know I'll always want to save is Saving Stuff itself."
-- Sam Posey, the author of Playing with Trains
-- Sam Posey, the author of Playing with Trains
Citations
- Ingram Advance, 06/01/2005, Page 53
- Library Journal, 06/27/2005, Page 0
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